Stories By The Racing Ahead Team
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoREADER’S LETTERS
WE invited your letters – and you responded in magnificent style. Here we share with all of you our pick of...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoPOISED TO TAKE PRIDE OF PLACE
Richard Eagle looks on as Epsom’s home of Eclipse rebuilds for the future Epsom Downs House and inset, below, Epsom finish...
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Epsom Derby Meeting
/ 10 months agoCITY BANKER
The Epsom king heads Andy Ayres’ top-20 list of in-form stars to follow Ryan Moore and City of Troy WINDSOR May...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoHEAT IS ON
Andy Newton assesses the numbers as temperatures in York rise More than halfway through the year now, folks, but that also...
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Irish Racing
/ 10 months agoDYLAN GETS ZEM IN AS LIFFEY FLOWS FOR PAT
Karl Hedley sets about spotting Irish talent ahead of Galway and Curragh highlights The Flat season is well and truly upon...
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Paul Ferguson
/ 10 months agoDERBY WINNER SET TO ECLIPSE AND DESTROY
Paul Ferguson says the Sandown highlight is ideal for City bid City of Troy Although he has the option of running...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoRUNNING ON EMPTY
Rolf Johnson mourns the ‘lost souls’ of the Downs on Derby day Twenty-seven thousand five hundred souls attended this year’s 245th...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoSIX IS OUT SINCE 1886
Stats ace Andy Newton examines the form and trends ahead of the Sandown showcase This month also sees excellent Group 1...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoECLIPSE WAS SIRE OF ALL OUR STARS
Graham Buddry recalls the legend who launched racing’s generation game Nijinsky at Newmarket in 1970 The Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park...
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Out in the Sticks
/ 10 months agoPRINCE LETS HIS CROWN WOBBLE
Jeremy Grayson focuses on the ups and downs of the summer jumps learning curve Pop The Champagne,right MARKET RASEN, June 14...
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Irish Racing
/ 10 months agoFLAT IS SIMMERING AT IRISH TRACKS
Karl Hedley casts an eye over the up and coming stars of the summer action over on the Emerald Isle The...
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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 10 months agoMY PLACE ON RAILS WITH HERO BARNEY
Simon Nott is back behind the scenes at some of his old stomping grounds Windsor May 13 My last visit to...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoFOUR LEGS WITH HEAD AND A TAIL
Richard Eagle offers a novice’s guide to backing a novice winner Most Racing Ahead readers have bags of experience spotting exciting...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoTRENDS CAN PUT PICK ON A PLATE
Andy Newton lays out the facts for punters on Newcastle highlight Calling the Wind Northumberland Plate Betting Trends HAVING crept into...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoLIKE FATHER, LIKE SON – IT’S A RICH DYNASTY
Nick Townsend talks to Richard Hannon about joys and challenge of taking over from Dad An intriguing part of racing is...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoWITCH TO STIR UP QUEEN ANNE POT
Ben Morgan shares his choice of Ascot’s Royal meeting rockets Summer is simmering up nicely and some red-hot racing is once...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoMULLINS HAILS CHAMPS ‘SIGNATURE’
Closutton star tops stable’s Timeform awards glory trail Patrick Mullins, champion amateur jockey and assistant to trainer Willie Mullins, celebrated Closutton...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoBUBBLING UP ON THE DOWNS
Andy Newton looks at the form and trends for the Epsom Classics Can you believe it’s June already – the month...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoTWENTY UP AND PLENTY AHEAD
In our anniversary month founder Stephen Mullen recalls early days of Racing Ahead OVER by Christmas was the general attitude when...
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Paul Jacobs
/ 10 months agoROYAL JOY RISES ON THE HORIZON
Paul Jacobs offers his five to follow at Royal Ascot this month Horizon Dore and Mickael Barzalona With the Betfred Epsom...
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Out in the Sticks
/ 10 months agoNEIL’S HOPING SUCCESS CAN EMANATE AS TURF DRIES UP
Jeremy Grayson keeps his nose to the ground around the jumps tracks FONTWELL, May 16 (Good to soft, good in places)...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoLIGHT SHONE TO SAVE A LEGEND
Graham Buddry recalls the day Light Shift revived Sir Henry Cecil’s ailing fortunes with an Epsom triumph Light Shift, right and...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoNOT A LESSER RACE BUT IT’S LESS OF A NATIONAL
Rolf Johnson bemoans the hot air blowing holes in Aintree highlight’s international heritage Next year’s Grand National, I’m reliably informed, will...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoPOETRY OF YEATS TO the POWER OF FRANKEL
Ben Hastie pays tribute to the history and horses making Royal Ascot a meeting like no other Frankel Royal Ascot is...
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Newmark Report
/ 10 months agoCITY OF TROY HAS MOORE TO OFFER
Dave Youngman surveys the scene, including the upcoming Derby Zuzanna at Newmarket JUNE and we have the conundrum of the Derby...
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Epsom Derby Meeting
/ 10 months agoAIDAN CALLING IN TO BOOST EPSOM TALLY
But Robert Cooper is won over by James Fanshawe’s Ambiente Friendly touch Toppers and Tails suggest the serious stuff is about...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoAIDAN’s top PAIR TARGET COVENTRY CROWN
Ian Heitman highlights the leading challengers for top Royal Ascot prizes Royal Ascot is fast approaching and although several two-year-olds have...
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Picks from the Paddock
/ 10 months agoECONOMICS LOOKS SOUND AS A POUND
Andy Ayres casts an expert eye over the hottest prospects as they hit the track KEMPTON April 17 (standard to slow)...
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Paul Ferguson
/ 10 months agoMULLINS LEAPS UP FOR MAX REWARD
Paul Ferguson takes a cool look back over the highs and lows of the 2023-2024 jumps season The 2023-2024 National Hunt...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoWELCOME
Welcome to our 20th anniversary edition of Racing Ahead. We’ll take the opportunity to give a big thank-you to our readers,...
